This Magnet Can Lift an Aircraft Carrier And Will Attempt Nuclear Fusion

Images: General Atomics. Article by Becky Ferreira.  Vice – June 15, 2021. 

The first module of the Central Solenoid is driving across the US under cover of night to be shipped to France to eventually attempt nuclear fusion.

One of the world’s most powerful magnets is the Central Solenoid of the megaproject ITER. It will be as tall as a six-story building, can lift an aircraft carrier, and is designed to play a central role in an upcoming experiment that might just provide humanity with the means to produce limitless energy without harming the planet. […]

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